| Ella was cursed with obedience at birth by a foolish fairy named Lucinda. When Ella is six years old, her mother dies. Before that, her mother orders her never to tell anyone about the curse. The only one who know is Mandy, the cook and friend of Ella and her mother. At her mother's funeral, Ella meets Char, a prince who had admired her mother. Ella's father is a merchant who doesn't see Ella much. Ella's father sees how clumsy Ella is, and orders her off to finishing school with Dame Olga's two mean daughters, Hattie and Olive. Hattie is clever, and figures out that Ella must do whatever she is told. Ella wants to be free from the curse, and so she escapes finishing school once she hears of a giant's wedding which she thinks Lucinda will attend. She encounters elves and ogres on the way, and is saved by Prince Char. When she arrives at the wedding, she tries to get Lucinda to take the curse back. Lucinda refuses, so Ella has to find her own way of lifting the curse before she loses someone she loves. | ||
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Plot & Themes FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - fighting a personal illness/handicap Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) Family relations Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Age: - long-lived adults Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can fly - can cast all sorts of spells How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Dumb Setting Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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